Three Weeks After the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Continental

question 29

Multiple Choice

Three weeks after the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Continental Congress sent George III

• A) the War Act declaring open rebellion.
• B) a peace offering accepting Parliament's right to tax the colonies.
• C) the Olive Branch Petition, urging the King to negotiate.
• D) the Declaration of Independence, creating the "United States of America."
• E) a Writ of Renunciation, declaring slavery an evil imposed on the colonies by the Crown.

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Definitions:

Licencees

Individuals or entities that are given legal permission to do something that, without such permission, would be illegal.

Occupiers' Liability Acts

Laws that hold property occupiers responsible for ensuring the safety of those who enter their premises.

Duty of Care

A duty enforced by law on a person to act with reasonable care in activities that could potentially harm other individuals.

Negligence

Not acting with the caution a reasonably careful person would use in similar situations.